public health – Page 11

August 26, 2016

Meet Luigi the PoopBot. He’s Here to Scrape Your Sewers

MIT is studying waste to understand everything from heroin use to antibiotic-resistant bacteria—and all with the help of a sewer-slurping robot named Luigi. The post Meet Luigi the PoopBot. He’s Here to Scrape Your Sewers appeared first on WIRED.

August 16, 2016

Why It’s So Hard to Tell If a Country Is Really Rid of Polio

Last week, the WHO confirmed that polio had sprung up in Nigeria and paralyzed two children—a setback in the decades-long fight to eradicate the disease. The post Why It's So Hard to Tell If a Country Is Really Rid of Polio appeared first on WIRED.

August 16, 2016

The Price of Zika? About $4 Million Per Child

Caring for children born with Zika birth defects will be tragic and expensive. The post The Price of Zika? About $4 Million Per Child appeared first on WIRED.

August 11, 2016

What’s in the CDC’s Zika Prevention Kits, From Permethrin to Condoms

The CDC wants you to stock up on the right stuff, but for many it will be too little, too late. The post What's in the CDC's Zika Prevention Kits, From Permethrin to Condoms appeared first on WIRED.

August 5, 2016

Stop Trying to Psychoanalyze Donald Trump

Not only is it wrong to armchair diagnose a politician, it is a perversion of what psychologial diagnoses are supposed to do. The post Stop Trying to Psychoanalyze Donald Trump appeared first on WIRED.

August 4, 2016

A California City Is Fending Off Zika by Releasing 40,000 Mosquitoes Every Week

As disease-carrying mosquitoes continue their march across the United States, communities are experimenting with new ways to keep the vectors under control. The post A California City Is Fending Off Zika by Releasing 40,000 Mosquitoes Every Week appeared first on WIRED.

August 4, 2016

If You Want to Study Disease, the Olympics Are Where to Be

Epidemiologists work to prevent epidemics, but they also can’t study really epidemics without one happening. Mass gatherings like the Olympics are a learning opportunity. The post If You Want to Study Disease, the Olympics Are Where to Be appeared first on WIRED.

August 2, 2016

When Zika Got Political, American Cities Got Screwed

Without federal funding, the battle against the Zika virus is going to be fought with state and local budgets. And they're not going to be enough. The post When Zika Got Political, American Cities Got Screwed appeared first on WIRED.

July 30, 2016

How Doctors in Florida Are Protecting Pregnant Women From Zika

Miami ob-gyn Christine Curry has treated about a dozen pregnant women with Zika. Now, she's telling us how it's done. The post How Doctors in Florida Are Protecting Pregnant Women From Zika appeared first on WIRED.

July 25, 2016

The Porn “Public Health Crisis” Has Competition

How politicians talk about public health is just as important as what they choose to talk about. The post The Porn "Public Health Crisis" Has Competition appeared first on WIRED.